I tell myself, “I am finished! I can't count on the LORD to do anything for me.”
But what kind of hope is that?
Why should I patiently hope when my strength is gone?
though in my confusion I said, “I can't trust anyone!”
I was terrified and thought, “They've chased me far away from you!” But you answered my prayer when I shouted for help.
The LORD said: Ezekiel, the people of Israel are like dead bones. They complain that they are dried up and that they have no hope for the future.
Everyone who asks will receive, everyone who searches will find, and the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.
but he thought to himself, “One of these days, Saul is going to kill me. The only way to escape from him is to go to Philistia. Then I'll be outside Israel, and Saul will give up trying to catch me.”